Shepherd Boy
The Shepherd Boy, Sima Hui’s young attendant, recognizes Liu Bei in the novel; Records of the Three Kingdoms does not mention him.
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Novel · ch. 35Romance of the Three Kingdoms
…正行之間，見一牧童跨於牛背上，口吹短笛而來。玄德歎曰：「吾不如也！」…
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卻說玄德躍馬過溪，似醉如癡，想此闊澗一躍而過，豈非天意！迤邐望南漳策馬而行，日將沈西。正行之間，見一牧童跨於牛背上，口吹短笛而來。玄德歎曰：「吾不如也！」遂立馬觀之。牧童亦停牛罷笛，熟視玄德曰：「將軍莫非破黃巾劉玄德否？」玄德驚問曰：「汝乃村僻小童，何以知吾姓字？」牧童曰：「我本不知，因常侍師父，有客到日，多曾說有一劉玄德，身長七尺五寸，垂手過膝，目能自顧其耳，乃當世之英雄。今觀將軍如此模樣，想必是也。」
Novel · ch. 35Romance of the Three Kingdoms
…牧童曰：「吾師複姓司馬，名徽，字德操，潁川人也．道號水鏡先生。」…
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玄德曰：「汝師何人也？」牧童曰：「吾師複姓司馬，名徽，字德操，潁川人也．道號水鏡先生。」玄德曰：「汝師與誰為友？」小童曰：「與襄陽龐德公、龐統為友。」玄德曰：「龐德公乃龐統何人？」童子曰：「叔姪也。龐德公字山民，長俺師父十歲；龐統字士元，小俺師父五歲。一日，吾師父在樹上採桑，適龐統來相訪，坐於樹下，共相議論，終日不倦。吾師甚愛龐統，呼之為弟。」玄德曰：「汝師今居何處？」牧童遙指曰：「前面林中，便是莊院。」玄德曰：「吾正是劉玄德，汝可引我去拜見你師父。」
Novel · ch. 35Romance of the Three Kingdoms
童子便引玄德，行二里餘，到莊前下馬，入至中門，忽聞琴聲甚美，玄德教童子且休通報，側耳聽之，琴聲忽住而不彈。…
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童子便引玄德，行二里餘，到莊前下馬，入至中門，忽聞琴聲甚美，玄德教童子且休通報，側耳聽之，琴聲忽住而不彈。一人笑而出曰：「琴韻清幽，音中忽起高抗之調，必有英雄竊聽。」童子指謂玄德曰：「此即吾師水鏡先生也。」玄德視其人，松形鶴骨，器宇不凡，慌忙進前施禮，衣襟尚濕。水鏡曰：「公今日幸免大難！」玄德驚訝不已。小童曰：「此劉玄德也。」
The Shepherd Boy was a young servant under Sima Hui. He appears in Chapter 35 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms; the novel does not give his name, and he is not mentioned in the Records of the Three Kingdoms.
Deeds
Riding an ox and playing a flute, he recognized Liu Bei by his appearance and explained to him how he had identified him. (Novel)
He introduced Liu Bei to his teacher, Sima Hui, and explained Sima Hui’s relationship with Pang Degong and Pang Tong. He also pointed out where the estate was. (Novel)
He led Liu Bei to the front of the estate, identified Master Water Mirror, and told him that the visitor was Liu Xuande. (Novel)
At his teacher’s command, he prepared food and drink to entertain Liu Bei. (Novel)
When Zhao Yun arrived outside the estate, he went in to report that a general had come with troops. (Novel)
Relationships
- Serves Sima Hui (Master Water Mirror)
- His teacher was friends with Pang Degong and Pang Tong; Sima Hui called Pang Tong his younger brother
Quotes
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「將軍莫非破黃巾劉玄德否？」
「吾師複姓司馬，名徽，字德操，潁川人也．道號水鏡先生。」
- Teacher & student
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Novel · ch. 35
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The Shepherd Boy regularly attended his master; led the guest to the manor